Will send details to Governor of funds utilised: Punjab CM

Patiala: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said his government will give Governor Banwarilal Purohit an account on the money spent out of the debt it raised, and took a swipe at him for not seeking details on borrowings from previous governments.
Purohit had earlier sought details from the Mann dispensation about the utilisation of £5 billion the state government had borrowed.
Addressing a gathering here after the launch of a £55 million ‘Sehatmand Punjab’ mission, a campaign for the rejuvenation of government hospitals in the state, the chief minister said the reply will be sent to the governor soon.
“He asked where the money was spent. However, he never asked previous governments about raising £10 to 15 billion of debt and where that was spent,” he said. “We have been asked (by the governor) and we have a reply. We will give him an account of the £5 billion that we repaid the debt on Punbus, and paid interest on old loans. We have an account of every penny,” Mann added.
Last month, the chief minister urged the governor to take up the issue of the pending Rural Development Fund (RDF) amounting to £563,74 million with the president and the prime minister.
However, in his reply, Purohit had said he learnt that the debt of Punjab rose by about £5 billion during the AAP regime and sought details of utilisation of this “huge amount” so that he could convince the prime minister that the money was properly utilised.